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George Shearing's Gentle Piano Jazz on Riffin Radio Show Today at 4 PM

Source: JamaicaMusic Offbeat
February 27, 2011

The celebrated piano jazz of Sir George Shearing who died last week at age 91 will be the dominant factor of this Sunday (February 27) Riffin show aired weekly between 4-6 PM ET on University of the West Indies (UWI) radio, News Talk 93FM. Riffin is hosted by renowned, Washington DC based musicologist Dermot Hussey. British born Shearing, who overcame blindness, died Monday (Feb 14), was a self-taught musician who became not only a great jazz pianist but also one ...

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How To: Turn Radio Airplay into Music Sales

Source: HypeBot
February 26, 2011

If you're getting radio airplay, how do you turn that exposure into traffic and sales? In this short video, Nimbit President and co-founder Phil Antoniades shares his experience with getting radio airplay and how he used promo codes to drive users and sales on his site. Two things are true about radio: they like giving stuff away and saying their station name. So, Antoniades used the station name as the promo code and let the radio DJs give them away. It's ...

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Ben Pollack on Riverwalk Jazz This Week

Source: Don Mopsick
February 25, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Jim Cullum Jazz Band drummer Hal Smith joins host David Holt to talk about Ben Pollack's often overlooked contribution to jazz. The show is heard on public radio stations nationwide, distributed by Public Radio International, and can also be heard on XM/Sirius sattelite radio and streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website here.Jimmy McPartland, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Harry James and Glenn Miller who received big breaks from Pollack when they were still virtually unknown. ...

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"Boston Jazz Radio and Government Funding" by Steve Provizer

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
February 22, 2011

Looks like the NEA will cut the Jazz Masters program and government funding for PBS and NPR is in jeopardy. How will such cuts effect jazz? I'll just bite off a small piece of it and focus on Boston media. There's little jazz on TV. Public television has a small stake, carrying awards ceremonies at the Kennedy Center, White House specials, a rare American Masters and the odd Ken Burns documentary. Mr. Rogers used to have great jazz guests. RIP ...

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The Jazz Session #242: Ralph Bowen

Source: AAJ Staff
February 22, 2011

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 14, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
February 22, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Joe Lovano Bird Songs (Blue Note) 200 178 +22 0 58 1 5 2 6 13 Jeremy Pelt Talented Mr. Pelt (HighNote) 191 143 +48 1 48 2 3 3 2 20 Ernestine Anderson Nightlife: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (HighNote) 163 165 -2 1 44 2 3 4 — — Kurt Elling The Gate (Concord Jazz) 151 52 +99 3 45 4 1 5 7 6 ...

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The Jazz Session #241: Hank Shteamer on Henry Threadgill

Source: AAJ Staff
February 19, 2011

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Bass Pioneer Pops Foster This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
February 18, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, New Orleans bass pioneer George Pops" Foster tells his own story in rare archival interviews. Actor Vernel Bagneris portrays Pops in scenes from his autobiography. The show can be heard beginning today on public radio stations nationwide, distributed by Public Radio International; on Sirius/XM sattelite radio; and streamed on demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website here. He was a modest man with a giant talent, and only late in life did Foster put himself forward ...

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